Addams thanks Reed for sending her a copy of the Yale Review and regrets she will not have time to contribute an article this year due to other writing obligations.
Irwin informs Addams that her Progressive Party article has been published and says that these kinds of articles are more useful than traditional party campaign materials.
Addams recaps the events of a recent local Chicago election where women were allowed to vote and shows that women voters can be helpful to social reforms by being partisan voters.
Abbott thanks Addams for her article and discusses his reasoning for featuring both pro and anti suffrage pieces, suggesting that Addams debate Ida Tarbell in the paper.